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Medieval and Early Modern Science and Medicine: Manuscripts

Library and internet resources for research on Medieval and Early Modern science and medicine

Vatican Film Library

An excerpt of the holdings for the Vatican Film Library. For a list of microfilms by topics see General Topical Research Bibliography.

Bibliographies/ Catalogues: Medical

A volvelle, a device with a moveable disc rotating with a fixed matrix, the pointing moveable index of which could be set at the sign and degree of the zodiac for a particular day in order to predict the best time to provide medical treatment.

British Library MS Egerton 2572,  f. 51

Manuscripts Databases

     The Morgan Library & Museum      

     

Inquisition sources

Includes material on both the Roman and Spanish Inquisition.